diamanda galas / charles baudelaire: les litanies du satan

According to this very blogpost, Warren Ellis loved to freak out his roommates some twenty years ago with Diamanda Galás’ blood-curdling rendition of “Les Litanies du Satan”. Split to two YouTube parts, there you go. I did the same myself with a Hybrids and Vidna Obmana joint album, “Music for Exhibiting Water with Content”, although it has a Dutch title that actually brings up hits. Will need to research into that album as well – it seriously freaks people out with all the samples that had been recorded in a Dutch dolphinarium. (via warren ellis)

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Damage is a subculture researcher and an author of gonzo things. His work includes a decade of community management with subcultures, a lot of infographics, a NYT-acclaimed animation comedy script and a 400+ page gonzo non-fiction book much like Mondo 2000's New Edge Guide. He lives in a masonic lodge in Budapest and is most probably in a work frenzy. Contact him via email, Twitter or Linkedin.

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